Asst Nurse Manager -Short Stay​/Pre Admission Testing Center​/GI Suite

Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427)

Shift Detail: 24/7 accountability

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 40,000 Hartford Health Care colleagues come to work with one thing in common:
Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children.

St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford Health Care network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.

Job Description

The Assistant Nursing manager is a Registered Nurse (RN) who has responsibility for the supervision of patient care, clinical personnel, and unit operations. This position supervises a work group to ensure that a high quality, cost-effective patient and family centered care is provided in support of the hospital's strategic plan, and the function's goals and objectives.

This position works collaboratively with functional leadership and is responsible for the oversight of daily operations of the assigned department including off shift and weekend supervision of nursing and non-licensed staff. This position manages resources, quality improvement, payroll, creating and maintaining colleague schedules and monitors patient throughput to facilitate efficient clinical operations. In addition, this position is responsible for a safe and therapeutic unit environment, which includes working in the department as staff RN to assist as needed.

This position supports leadership in ensuring standards of excellence and professional development are fostered and met. This position also participates in and may lead Performance Improvement work in their assigned department.

Job Responsibilities:

• Works with department Charge/Resource Nurse in adjusting the unit staffing pattern to reflect changes in care requirements, patient census and staffing resources.
• Manages and develops colleagues to include performance feedback and reviews, promotions, salary recommendations, corrective action and separations. Teaches, coaches and mentors colleagues to encourage their professional growth and development.
• Manages staffing schedule and payroll to include monitoring and addressing attendance issues.
• Promotes compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory body standards by consistent rounding and performing tracers and audits.
• Assists nursing leadership with investigating and reviewing patient concerns, key performance indicators (KPI), colleague health exposures and compliance issues.
• Communicates department/leadership decisions and policies to colleagues. Cascades the flow of information from leadership to the clinical team.
• Participates on department and hospital committees.
• Performs other related responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Existing incumbents as of March 1, 2024 must obtain BSN within 3 years of this date

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master’s degree preferred

Experience

• 2 years of acute care nursing experience required
• At least one year of supervisory experience preferred
• Perioperative experience; GI or Operating Room preferred but not required.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse, State of CT

• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) provider credentialed form the American Heart Association (AHA)

• Other certifications may be required by specialty

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Certified in specialty area

Knowledge, Skills and Ability Requirements

• Knowledge of principles and practices of nursing and healthcare administration
• Demonstrated ability to make sound clinical assessments and institute safe and effective care within the structure of a collaborative health team.
• Considerable knowledge of requirements by federal, state or regulatory bodies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of effective workforce utilization.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven…